The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-07-13
WOOL MATTERS.
The Great Dead Lock Remains Unbroken--A
Band of 6 1000 Sheep Going to Market
Various Notes of the Day.

oc ever and thus far have not made sim
ole purchase. The commission men are
interested lockers on and expect to reap
rich harvest if there is not a 'tbreak"
s0On An amusing feature of the situa-
ton is that no particular effort in any di-
rectOn seems TO be made. The buyer
takes it for granted that the grower must
have something like his figure and the
latter does not appear to be in the least
urgent or anxious to sell, or in any way
10 dispose Of his clip. Wool rolled in at a
lively rate to-day and it will he several
days before the last of it is stored in the
warehouses. There is not far from 600
900 pounds to come in yet.
FAST SHEEP sHEARING.
Mr.. O. G. Cooper gave the Independent
the following breeze" on sheep shearing;
81 started in shearing this spring with two
men who could turn off from $50 to 300
heeces every day and sometimes ran above
that number. Then got three more men,
all of whom were fast, but one was very
fast man. He sheared 80 sheep after dim
aer the first day he went to work and then
had an early supper. One day he clipped
100 lleeces. The five men thought moth
ing of turning off 500 to 600 tieeces every
day, and they caught their own sheep
from the corral and tied up their own
wool. used to think that man couldn't
shear 100 sheep in day, but [ wouldn't
bet that that fast man couldn't clip 300. /
don't believe he could do it, but wouldn't
bet anything on the proposition"
THE MONTANA wooL GROWER.
The Wool Grower for July was sent out
to subscribers Saturday and as usual is
full of interest to the Montana fiockmas-
ter. The wool growers of the northwest
should give this publication hearty sup
port for it has done much to advance
their interests, and in the future will do
more, as the scope of its influence is
widening every year. To the wool grow
ers, buyers and commission men sOjourn-
ing in the city we would say that the
aadquarters of the Montana Wool Grow
ais at the RIVER PREss office where the
publishers are in constant readiness to re-
ceive subscriptions, issue receipts to de-
nquents, etc. This is the settling up
month for the Wool Grower and the pub
fishers would be pleased to have all re-
spond.
THE MANUFACTURERS HEARD AT THE TREAS
URN DEP ARTSEENT.
WASHINGTON, July 9.-At the treasury
department to-day Assistant Secretary
Maynard gave hearing to VIM. White
we'll, president of the National associa-
ton of wool manufacturers, who made q
strong argumentin favor Of the revision of
the classification of wool and worsted
cloths as adopted at the different ports
which he considered gave an unWarranted
advantage to the i4Mporter over the man
ufaCturer.
THE LONDON REPORT.
LONDON, July 8.-Although there was
less animation in the wool market to-day,
yet there was an active demand for gr easy
kinds at current rates. Prices for high
class woods, of which there was large
quantity, were irregular and some offer
ings were withdrawn because high prices
could not be obtained. Home buyers were
large operators especially in greasy cross
grades.
A BIG BAND.
Mr.. j. T. Arlington crossed nearly
5000 head Of sheep to-day at Lynch, s
ferry. They are mostly Wethers, destined
some for the railroad contractors and some
for the st. Paul market Mr.. Armington
will have them driven along slowly as far
Mlnot or DEVILS Lake and thence will |
ship what are left by the Manitoba road.
Inc sheep are all in one band and it is prob
anly the largest ever seen in this section.
FLEECEs.
r. =. Leech, VIM. d. Jones, VIM. NJ.
smiley and B. L. O'Neil are in town from
Dupuyer. They leave to-day to attend |
Vhe champagne supper of the wool grow
ers association at Benton. Verify, the
country is developing. Five years ago it
"0eu 10 De whisky straightforward Cal
umet.
This is the opportune time for our wool
growers who wish to buy or sell sheep,
or let or take them on shares, to plant an
ad. in the RIVER Press. It will do the
Work every time.
Our Boston friends who have been reg
Qar annual visitors to Fort Benton for
some years evidently believe in the sheep
business in Montana. Mr.. FL. M Martin has
purchased an interest in a band of sheep
- the judith or Musselshel country and
Ar. Jas. M. Childs is negotiating for an
interest in like business in this section.
1'oW Messrs. Wilkinson, Walker, Putnam,
benedict and others should come forward
and show their faith.
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